episode 020: film break

episode020: the lost episode
seriously guys...I did this in, like, May and just found it. here's to 20 episodes!

episode 019: angst, angst, angst

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(this really entertains me.)

Math joke!

New VBM will be up at some point in the near future...
(that wasn't the joke...here it comes now...)

Why did the chicken cross the Möbius strip?
To get to the same side.

episode 018: Cis?

episode018 (fixed!!)

Back to it.

Expect several new VBM comics this week!!! Starting probably tomorrow!
(Thanks to those of you who still check back, even with my highly erratic posting).

episode 017: Counselling, Part 2

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(I'll explain this one a little in a comment).

I solemnly promise to post a new Episode today...

But for now, here's a science joke!


What emotional disorder does a gas chromatograph suffer from?

Separation anxiety!

Ba dum cshhh.

episode 016: Counselling, Part 1

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On a hiatus this week

Back next week! Thanks for plugging in!

episode 015: I'm a walkie talkie (valence bond) man!

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(Made it to #15!! And it's actually purple, by the way. My scanner's just kind of junky now.)

episode 014: May the force be with you

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(How many of the forces can you name? ;) Also, my excuse for not uploading yesterday is that it was Friday the 13th.)

episode 013: Quit playin' games with my heart

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(an updating trend? hmm...)
(2-second later update: Dang, I even looked up how to spell "Punnett" and I spelled it wrong.)

episode 012: The Waiting is the Hardest Part...

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(...but so is the punchline)
(scanner's working...apparently you have to install software when you hook up a printer to a new computer? Weird.)

episode 011: For the mathies and musicians

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(had to take a photo because I haven't fixed my scanner yet...but enjoy!)

episode 010: A little bit of Fibonacci?

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(so the story is that I can't find my thin markers...but there you go, I worked through it. Enjoy.)

episode 009: Solid, liquid, gas!

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guest 001: Hydrogen Bond Man!

A special guest appearance of Hydrogen Bond Man, created by my good friend Victor!

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episode 008: Hooray for clarity!

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(We're back folks. Also, henceforth, any witty/random/amusing comic comments I have will be displayed in alt text over the comic.)

My bad

Oops. I forgot it was Friday.

episode 007: "Electron gang" would be a great name for a band

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(explanation here!)

VBM up sometime

Sorry...been insanely busy lately. Hopefully will be up sometime soon, along with some science-y good fun!

Thanks for your patience :)

episode 006: VBM and the Matrix go to a concert!

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This is the upload pic of VBM for the site icon!

episode 005: we walked right into this one

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episode 004: gaming in the science world

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AND HERE'S A BONUS CUZ YOU GUYS ROCK!

I call it "Valence Bond Man in a Cape".

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Another late episode

Due to my not being in the country, VBM will not be up on Friday. Probably Monday. And it's going to be great. Thanks for tuning in dudes!

episode 003: a different take on fireworks

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Apologies

Due to a lack of sleep, Episode 3 will be up tomorrow.

Housekeeping notes

Now you can click on the title to reload the page! Hooray!

Also, do people like daily archives where you can click to see just that post, or monthly archives? I'm open to input on the matter.

episode 002: valence bond man visits the matrix

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Under construction

UPDATE: All done.

It's going to be a bit messy for about 20 minutes or so folks...please have patience, I am but a novice.

episode 001: the introduction

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Coming soon...

The Adventures of Valence Bond Man! Stay tuned...

NEW explanations for the Adventures of VBM!

Click here.

Explanations

Coming soon for all the episodes! Permanent link to these explanations under "Science Stuff".

Episode 007:

Alright. SO. The song titles are taken from various concepts in physics and the nature of light - "Double Slit Experiment" comes from Young's Double Slit Experiment; "Corpuscules" are another name for particles of light; and "Destructive Interference" is what happens when nodes and antinodes of light interact--they cancel each other out.

The punch line: "I'm sorry for letting you guys down". When electrons fall from one orbit to a lower energy state/orbit, a photon of light is emitted from an atom. So the "weird bursts of light" were caused when the tech guy "let them [the ELECTRON GANG] down".

That's the basics for this episode, further questions just post 'em!

Episode 006:

Alright, so when two point sources of light are "in sync" they create an interference pattern, something like this. This has to do with the "crests and troughs" in lightwaves -- when a "crest" interacts with a crest, you get constructive interference and it builds. Same thing with multiple troughs, except it troughs(?bottoms out?) instead of builds. IF, however, a crest and a trough interact, you get destructive interference and they cancel each other out.

The punch line: Play on words between "in sync" point sources of light and the 90's boy band "N*SYNC".

Episode 005:

Oh man. I hope this one's straightforward. I mean, it's Bond.

The punch line: There's only one line, folks! And he's holding a martini glass! Pretty similar eh?

Episode 004:

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle basically says that if you know the precise speed of an electron, you can't know its precise location simultaneously. You can calculate it's probable "address" in the electron clouds around the nucleus of an atom, but you can't know EXACTLY where it is.

The punch line: VBM can't find the electrons, because you can't find their precise locations.